AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 11/7/2018
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Development Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of Resolution No. 2018-115, approving SMRP2018-0001 a Surface Mine Reclamation Plan for the All American Asphalt Quarry covering 263 acres on a 321-acre site (located at 1776 All American Way, generally south of Magnolia Avenue and east of Interstate 15) in the M3/MR Overlay (Heavy Manufacturing/Mineral Resources Overlay) zone. (Applicant: All American Asphalt)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution 2018-115 affirming the Planning and Housing Commissions action granting SMRP2018-0001 based on the findings contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.
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ANALYSIS:
SMRP2018-0001 is partnered with Surface Mine Permit (SMP) 2017-0101, an amendment to existing surface mine permit SMP95-01 for All American Asphalt. All American Asphalt operates an existing quarry located at 1776 All American Way. The permit amendment would extend the term of the permit for 100 years to allow All American Asphalt (hereafter referred to AAA) the ability to exhaust the mineral resources available within the project boundary, revise their operational phasing plan from three to five phases and excavate an additional 100 feet from 500 feet above mean sea level. The permit amendment will not expand beyond the existing footprint of the surface mine permit. The total reserves extracted from the quarry will increase from 112 million tons to 177 million tons with the maximum being no more than 4 million tons per year.
Mine reclamation is the process of restoring land that has been mined of natural resources for an economically usable purpose. After mineral resources are depleted and the mining on the property has stopped, the All American Asphalt quarry will consist of a bowl shaped area with benched perimeter slopes along most of...
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